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Volume 17, Number 15 theCord Weekly Thursday, January 27, 1977 Uncle Wilfs clashes Royal seeks office with WLUSU by Sheila Nichols At the Board of Directors meeting meeting by Muldoon. Another also the problems originated when on Sunday night it was decided that motion suggested that the present the positions were created and the employees of Uncle Wilfs employees receive $100 as was functioning without the job descrip- would receive a $75 honourarium— previously but unofficially agreed tion being submitted to the a cut back from $100 as Manager upon. Consequently after some By-Laws and Regulations Commit- Dean Hartley had inferred the discussion a vote was taken of the tee. It was not until this Sunday that employees would receive. Mike matter. The motionreceived a 7 to 5 the job descriptions were presented Burch, acting manager of Uncle vote in favour of but due to the 2/3 to the Board of Directors. Wilfs and his employees were budgetary requirement for a motion informed by Vice President Paul to be passed, it was defeated. Burch, who is manager of Uncle Muldoon and President Larry Scott Wilfs while Hartley is on his co-op that the honourarium was reduced. Board members Marg Royal and work term was angered at the Burch decided to fight the decision Warren Howard greatly opposed Board's decision. He felt that the and is now in the process of suing the motion. Howard felt that Board members did not realize the WLUSU. A recommendation by Harthey did not have the authority amount of effort put in by the staff By-Laws Regulations Committee to offer the honourarium and hence to make Uncle Wilfs a viable and that the honouraria for employees the corporation should not be held successful retail outlet. Burch and of Uncle Wilfs be $75 for the next responsible. The budget was set his employees would not be fiscal year was forwarded at the last according to a $100 honourarium satisfied with the $75 honourarium. They also do not want to make WLUSU pay them an hourly wage for the work they have done so far. All candidates He also stressed that Uncle Wilfs was sueing WLUSU for the principle of the matter and not the Anyone entertaining the idea of running for an elected office in Marg Royal will seek the office of President of the Student Union on money. The employees did the the February 9 General Election is advised to inform the CORD the February 9 general October Royal won a seat on corporation a favour a election. Last of their as soon as possible. must come by accepting Board of Directors Arts Representative, beating her intentions Candidates $100 honourarium for it allowed the as an forward if they expect to receive adequate coverage. runner up by fifty votes. Her closest opponent used 67 proxy WLUSU to save hundreds of almost dollars. votes and still placed 46 votes behind Royal. She used one proxy, gaining all of her support from voters at the poll on election day. Quarrel ends in friendly exchange by Brian Harrison Last Wednesday a confrontation proached by a representative of the supplied by the department. This The audio-visual department has borrowed .away from the group. occurred between Mr. William International Students Association. would cost the club $2.65 per hour been fooled in the past by students, This meant that the ISA was left Nassau, head of the audio-visual He was sent to the equipment room for the operator and approximately particularly from the University of with the films and projector, which department, and Narayanan Nara-' where he was not successful in $4 for the projector. However, the Waterloo whorequested equipment had cost $15, without being able to yanan, a member ofthe Internation- getting the equipment he wanted. ISA felt that they had a qualified but had not gone through the present their show. al Students Association. Since that After this, some time was spent person to run it, so they did not proper channels and who were not a The members of the group did time the two sides have come in determining exactly what was want the operator. The ISA recognized group within WLU. It not know what had prompted the together and an apology was made needed for the show. The group representative felt that this was too was suggested that the group outburst, for they felt that they had by Mr. Nassau and accepted by the wanted a 16 mm. projector and much money for the group to pay. approach the Kitchener Public gone through all the proper ISA. asked if the department had any At this time Nassau began to Library where they could get a channels to obtain the equipment The ISA had planned an films that would suit their purpose. wonder if this person was indeed a projector, without an operator, and and they had spoken for the use of International Day Exhibit which Nassau suggested that the group go legitamate representative of the also their films. The representative the concourse. included showing several films in through the proper procedures to group when they had not followed also asked about lights and a public was reprimanded the concourse. On Tuesday the get permission and then take the customary procedures and couldn't address system and they were told Later Nassau was audio-visual department was ap- projector with a qualified operator afford the projector. that they were only given out with for his actions and informed an operator from the department. that the ISA was indeed a When the student left, no order was recognized organization of the made for the equipment. university. The next day a different representative asked the audio- This Monday a closed meeting visual department for a slide was held inMcKay's office between projector, for which they did not the persons involved. At this time require an operator, as well as a the incident was discussed and it cart and a screen. This person had was agreed thatjt had been caused gone through the proper channels by a series of misunderstandings of getting a purchase order from the and a lack of communication students union and Nassau thought between the two groups. The ISA that this was for a completely had trouble in getting the required different purpose. Approximately purchase order from the students an hour later an ISA member came union. This had made Nassau to the A/V department asking for suspicious of the group but he help to run the film projector they agrees that he did not check into the had rented from the library. It was a matter enough before he made his different model than the ISA charges. member was used to running. Tuesday morning a meeting was At this time Nassau became held between Bien Garcia, presi- angry and asked the person to leave dent of the ISA, and Nassau, with his office. He then phoned Director the Cord in attendance. At that time of Student Services Colin McKay to Nassau said, "I wish to apologize check if the ISA had told him that for my treatment of the whole affair they the equipment. The ISA does including the way I treated the not report all of its plans to McKay people involved." He also said that because the «lub runs its own he "wanted to restore the legiti- events. McKay knew nothing of the macy of the International Students matter. Nassau went to the Association that may have been concourse and told Narayanan, in a endangered so that the President loud voice, that the ISA had lied to can function properly." He felt that was a good and A happy ending resulted from a rather nasty confrontation in the concourse last week between him and obtained the equipment the ISA president has person wanted to Audio Visual Director Willy Nassau and members of the International Students Association. A under false pretences. He then took respectible and he the had been restore any respectibility lost in the misunderstanding has been cleared up and apologies made. equipment that cont'd on page 6 Thursday, January 27, 1977 2 The Cord Weekly 'PAPERBACKS?" NEED There's only one CONFIDENTIAL |9 BIRTHRIGHT specialist... HELP? 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Lynn Burgess, Music pics by Jerry Golschesky proaching, some members of the has announced her bid to seek the Director of Radio Laurier, is thus far Directors have announced Board of presidency of WLUSU.